{"video_id":"0uzhNwTgrQI","title":"Q&A Why I Never Bother to Benchmark Source Games Linus Tech Tips","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2011-05-08T14:53:45Z","duration_s":99,"segments":[{"start_s":0.88,"end_s":7.48,"text":"so I've often been asked why I don't Benchmark Source","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":4.16,"end_s":10.12,"text":"games and uh like tf2 they're very","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":7.48,"end_s":15.32,"text":"popular all that good stuff uh the reason for it as you may or may not be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.32,"end_s":17.24,"text":"able to tell based on the FPS counter","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":15.32,"end_s":22.279,"text":"over on the top right is that they're simply not very demanding so the GTX 590","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":20.64,"end_s":30.519,"text":"I've got running now while obviously a very good video card if we're talking","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":24.359,"end_s":33.48,"text":"about on the order of 250 to up to 850","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":30.519,"end_s":38.12,"text":"almost 900 frames per second in a given game um even something that performs","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":35.96,"end_s":43.039,"text":"only one quarter as well is going to be well beyond the capabilities of any","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":39.92,"end_s":45.52,"text":"modern LCD monitor to display past that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":43.039,"end_s":49.76,"text":"FPS anyway so we're talking about a scenario that just doesn't really matter","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":47.52,"end_s":56.68,"text":"I guess is the point I'm trying to make so um there you have it I guess for the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":53.28,"end_s":61.399,"text":"sake of argument here is my benchmarking","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":56.68,"end_s":64.799,"text":"of Team Fortress 2 on the GTX 590 dual","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":61.399,"end_s":68.32,"text":"uh graphics card dual GPU graphics card","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":64.799,"end_s":72.96,"text":"from NVIDIA and as you can see that at","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":68.32,"end_s":76.04,"text":"1080p with everything maxed out to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":72.96,"end_s":78.4,"text":"pretty much as maxed as it gets uh it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":76.04,"end_s":84.119,"text":"performs very very well runs very very smoothly and there are no no issues","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":82.04,"end_s":87.68,"text":"whatsoever running this game at those kinds of settings and now for whatever","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":85.52,"end_s":92.52,"text":"reason I'm ubered so guess I better try and like kill something uh","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":90.72,"end_s":95.119,"text":"it's been so long okay thanks for checking out my video don't forget to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":93.759,"end_s":100.159,"text":"subscribe to lus Tech tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":97.159,"end_s":100.159,"text":"videos","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"so I've often been asked why I don't Benchmark Source games and uh like tf2 they're very popular all that good stuff uh the reason for it as you may or may not be able to tell based on the FPS counter over on the top right is that they're simply not very demanding so the GTX 590 I've got running now while obviously a very good video card if we're talking about on the order of 250 to up to 850 almost 900 frames per second in a given game um even something that performs only one quarter as well is going to be well beyond the capabilities of any modern LCD monitor to display past that FPS anyway so we're talking about a scenario that just doesn't really matter I guess is the point I'm trying to make so um there you have it I guess for the sake of argument here is my benchmarking of Team Fortress 2 on the GTX 590 dual uh graphics card dual GPU graphics card from NVIDIA and as you can see that at 1080p with everything maxed out to pretty much as maxed as it gets uh it performs very very well runs very very smoothly and there are no no issues whatsoever running this game at those kinds of settings and now for whatever reason I'm ubered so guess I better try and like kill something uh it's been so long okay thanks for checking out my video don't forget to subscribe to lus Tech tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer videos"}